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Season 3 Week 17 Results
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12-07-2012 10:42pm#1
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Lions 3rd string lost to the bears. Think it was 35-3, can't remember. Paddy played well and was beating me quite early on, made some stupidly good catches and from then on I wasn't really that bothered and just wanted to keep all my players injury free. Almost had one of my starter cbs get injured when he came on for a couple of plays.
Sorry to the redskins I did try but preserving my players was my main aim here.
i wouldnt expect you to risk injury for another team
congrats paddy0 -
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Addilynn Clumsy Strawberry wrote: »i wouldnt expect you to risk injury for another team
congrats paddy
Another BFL conspiracy!!!0 -
Addilynn Clumsy Strawberry wrote: »i wouldnt expect you to risk injury for another team
congrats paddy
Thanks nerd wasn't really much of a game I went ahead early with some good scores then it was just running out the clock. I'm sure you will be in the playoffs in madden 13. Raoul good luck in the playoffs0 -
Haha if there's one thing you love it's a good conspiracyhelimachoptor wrote: »Addilynn Clumsy Strawberry wrote: »i wouldnt expect you to risk injury for another team
congrats paddy
Another BFL conspiracy!!!0 -
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Lost to the Buccs.
This has somewhat ruined the surprise but anyways...
The Raiders welcomed the Bucs to the O.Co Stadium earlier this afternoon. The Raiders took to the field knowing a win would guarantee the number 1 seed and homefield advantage throughout the playoffs. The Bucs had little to play for and looking to avoid injury, lined-up with only Tamba Hali from the regular starting 22 on the pitch - not including the Oline of course (can Olinemen get injured???).
The captains met at half way and the Bucs won the toss, electing to defer. The Raiders took the kickoff and marched into Buc territory. 3 incomplete passes later the bal was punted to bring 3rd string QB Dennis Dixon onto the field. Immediately the difference between regular starter Josh Freeman and Dixon were apparent when Dixon underthrew a wide open, 5th choice WR Jernel Jernigan and was picked by Timmons.
Matt Hill, then found Greg Olsen on a streak over the middle and a missed tackle from 6th choice CB DiMikael Branch (acquired in a trade for a colour TV) saw him scamper in for a 47yard TD - 7-0 Raiders.
Assuming, passing was not an option, the Bucs called on Matt Forte, back from injury and now backing up DeMarco Murray. A number of good runs and a few quick completions to Jordy Nelson saw the Bucs glide into the redzone. The Bucs then brought in "9th" choice RB Roddy White who scampered 13 yards for a TD. 7-7
The Raiders, after 3 quick Tamba Hali sacks (giving him a lead leading 28 sacks) and numerous errant/incomplete throws, turned to the running game with D Bell grinding out some hard yards on the ground. As the half came to a close the Raiders found themselves - 1st and goal on the Bucs 3 with 20 seconds left. An incredible stand from the Bucs 2nd team D including some great tackling from Sean Lee saw the Raiders pushed back and forced to kick a FG as time expired. 10-7 Raiders at the half.
The Bucs received the ball in the second half and were surprised to find after pasing into a 19mph wind in the 1st and 2nd quarter... they were passing into a 19mph wind in the 3rd quarter too!!! (can anyone explain the Madden logic here???) This became even more annoying when Dixon underthrew his second INT to Timmons - setting the Raiders up in good field position. They couldn't take advantage of this and were forced to punt.
Dixon was dropped at this stage in favor of second string QB Ryan "i move slower than continental drift" Mallett. However, after missing 3 passes in a row. The Bucs punted and Dixon was put back under center. This was not before Bell broke through a tackle, the game lagged dramatically, allowing Bell to matrix style move around the covering safety and scamper for a 46 yard TD to give the Raiders a commanding looking 17-7 lead.
The Bucs got the ball back but once again fell short and punted as the 3rd quarter ended. As the 4th began, the Raiders, with the no. 1 seed in their pocket began to play very conservatively and went 3 and out - once more off the back of another Matt Hill incompletion. The Bucs through Matt Forte cranked it up and quickly got into FG range with Vinitieri kicking from 31 yards to make it a 1 score game 17 - 10 Raiders.
Once again the Raiders conservatively ran the ball, going 3 and out and allowing, the Bucs one last opportunity as the game hit the 2 minute warning. A few quick completions to Jernigan and a long screen pass to Matt Forte set the Bucs up with 1st and goal. Following an amazing block from 6th round rookie TE Worley to set the edge, Forte ran in for a 7 yard TD and a potentially leveling score. With 80 seconds still on the clock, there was a debate whether to go for 2 points but sense prevailed and Vinitieri kicked to make the game 17-17.
A decent kickoff return from Reggie Bush put the Raiders in a position to drive for the winning FG. However, Matt Hill again failed to find Olsen on a streak and then over threw Johnny Knox on a streak giving the Bucs the ball back with 40 seconds to go and 80 yards to travel.
80 yards very quickly became 50 yards after 2 completions to TE Worley. A long screen pass to Forte then saw the Bucs reach the Raiders 12 yard line. The Raiders called their final timeout, stopping the clock with 12 seconds to go. Unfortunately for them, the Bucs, after some magical (if i dont' say so myself) game management still had one left. A Dixon knee allowed the clock to tick down to 2 seconds, allowing "Mr. Clutch" Adam Vinitieri, step up and kick the Bucs back-ups to the win!!! 20-17 Bucs as time expired.
Man of the Match: The entire Bucs second/third string defense - the Raiders have scored a ton of points this year and a accumulated truck load of yards including nearly 1,000 against the much vaunted Bills defense. The Bucs 2nd/3rd stringer held them to 200 yards - 100 of which come on the 2 broken, scoring plays. LE Muhammend Wilkerson and 52 overall rookie LE Darian Nix manned the center of the DLine admirably while Suh and Ratliff watched with much admiration. Their efforts allowed Hali to take the lead in the sack race. The LB corps held Olsen to only 3 catches and other than the "lag-attack" kept the running game reasonably in check. Finally, the secondary who allowed only 3 completed passes in the whole game and none in the second half also deserve praise!!!
Goat(s) of the game: Matt Hill, Greg Olsen and Jonny Knox for managing to complete zero passes/receptions in the second half with the number 1 seed on the line.
Outlook: Both teams go off for a well earned bye-week as the number 2 seeds in the respective conferences. Both GM's now know to meet again they'll have to win respective battles in MetLife Stadium at the Meadowlands.
Thanks for the game Matthew and for accommodating my hectic schedule!!! I'm sure you'll agree that was quite the nail biter. See you in New York
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You'll have to win your divisional game first
Well aware... and well aware who it's likely to be
just thought it was a poetic way to end... meant to add a "your welcome Berty" too
Forte started too...Assuming, passing was not an option, the Bucs called on Matt Forte, back from injury and now backing up DeMarco Murray0 -
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etloveslsd wrote: »Well I don't know what sort of a starter has 1 carry while his backup has 21, as well as 4 receptions.
He means that while Forte was injured, Murray came in, played so well tht he now views him as his no 1 back, not Forte. I imagine if there were another off season Forte would be on the block.
Thanks ET... You are the Schefter of the boards world... Mad deduction skills. I was gonna say:Well I don't know what sort of a starter has 1 carry while his backup has 21, as well as 4 receptions.
A starter who is not a regular starter and as such is playing so the regular starter does not get injured. In this case Forte is starting to avoid and injury to Murray who would be the regular starter. Similarly, Dennis Dixon started so Freeman wouldn't get injured. Wilkinson starter so Suh could avoid injury and so on...
Hali was the only of the regular starters to start as he was in a healthy competition with Shalon Holmes of the Giants to lead the league in sacks. I'm sure you noticed the difference between a regular starter and a starter today in the amount of pressure he put in Hill while the rest of the line faffed about
But I think your explanation clears it up nicely 0 -
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BigBadRob83 wrote: »To answer your question ibmax, yes O-linemen can get injured. As my star RT Jeff Otah will attest to.
Out for 8 or 10 weeks last season and has left at least 2 games that I can remember this season with injuries. Besides him it seems pretty rare alright
Never had an olineman injured thankfully!!! Guess I got lucky with my 5 guys 0 -
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Well in my mind a nano is when defenders are stacked in an area in such a way that no lineman will even try to throw a block, which is what happened to Hali on every single play.
3 sacks does not suggest every play!!! Rushing 4 does not constitute a nano blitz. Starting some plays with hali as an olb from a 3-4 and some as an end in a 4-3 does mean he'll be lined up over different linemen. This is perfectly legal.
Perhaps if you'd tried running a play other than a streak then these "nano-blitzes" might not be so successful 0 -
3 sacks does not suggest every play!!! Rushing 4 does not constitute a nano blitz. Starting some plays with hali as an olb from a 3-4 and some as an end in a 4-3 does mean he'll be lined up over different linemen. This is perfectly legal.
Perhaps if you'd tried running a play other than a streak then these "nano-blitzes" might not be so successful
Well vertical passing plays or not I need at least 2 seconds to throw the ball, which I didn't get. Every single passing play Hali raced around. At least half of those 12 incompletions were Hali hitting Hill, or forcing me to throw after 1 second.0 -
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